Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Russia: record high imports of Moldovan apples in January
According to Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation, in January this year, the country tripled imports of Moldovan apples year-on-year to 16,400 tonnes, the record high result over the past 6 seasons. For comparison, Moldova exported just 5,700 tonnes of apples to Russia in January 2012. Russia's cumulative imports of Moldovan apples in the first 7 months of the season 2012/13 amounted to 137,000 tonnes.
An increase in apple exports enabled Moldova to improve its position among Russia's apple trade partner countries. In January 2012, Moldova ranked just fourth in apple exports to the Russian Federation. However, in January this year, this country was the second largest exporter of apples to Russia. Poland was the largest supplier, China ranked third.
We would remind you that more detailed information about Russian and Ukrainian apple business with 5-year outlook is available in the fundamental study “Apples of Ukraine & Russia — 2013: Present Situation and Prospects in Growing, Storage, Handling, Processing and Marketing”.
The study's preview is available here: http://www.fruit-inform.com/en/researches/apples2013
To order the study, please contact International Relations Department of Fruit-Inform:
Ievgen Kuzin
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